My thoughts and prayers this week are with the Barry family as they come to terms with the senseless and brutal death of Paddy...
Nichola’s Week
Politicians and other high-flyers are throwing it away
Politicians and other high-flyers are throwing it away
If it’s a good ‘wasting taxpayers’ money’ scandal you’re after then the choice these days is immense....
Some Things Never Change
Some Things Never Change
I grew up in a household that never really indulged sickness or, to quote my mother, “I don’t believe in...
Keeping it local
Keeping it local
I was at a lovely function on Saturday night last in Clonmel. It was an event called the Long Table Dinner which was held...
Decent values a rare vintage
Decent values a rare vintage
I was away for most of last week and so picking up an Irish newspaper at the airport on Thursday morning was my first glimpse of...
Staycations
Staycations
I suffer from a dreadful affliction in that the strangest things bother me. It’s usually the little things and one common...
The Good Old Days weren’t so good!
The Good Old Days weren’t so good!
A general myth abounds that things were ‘better’ in the old days. Life was less complicated and certainly less busy....
Has Brian Cowen fallen down a rabbit hole and found himself in Wonderland?
Has Brian Cowen fallen down a rabbit hole and found himself in Wonderland?
As a child I was never a huge fan of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ or, as it became...
A blot on a very beautiful landscape
A blot on a very beautiful landscape
I often wonder if people the world over are similar when it comes to appreciating their own locality. When we travel we tend to...
A Great Way to Rebel
A Great Way to Rebel
Ikea, the Swedish company known for its affordable furniture and home accessories is set to open in Dublin next Monday....
Beat the bugs
Beat the bugs
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about with the recession, the banks teetering on the brink of extinction and the...
Wisdom, where art thou?
Wisdom, where art thou?
Before doing anything else this week I want to say thanks to Spraoi for another great weekend. It was lovely to stroll through...
